rs199422290

Variant names:

• chr5-1294877-AG-A
• rs199422290
• NM_198253.3:c.112delC

Variant summary

Our verdict is Pathogenic. The variant received 10 ACMG points: 10P and 0B. PVS1 PM2

The NM_198253.3(TERT):​c.112delC​(p.Leu38TrpfsTer40) variant causes a frameshift change involving the alteration of a non-conserved nucleotide. The variant was absent in control chromosomes in GnomAD project. Variant has been reported in ClinVar as not provided (no stars). Synonymous variant affecting the same amino acid position (i.e. L38L) has been classified as Likely benign. Variant results in nonsense mediated mRNA decay.

• Frequency: Genomes: not found (cov: 34)
• Consequence: TERT NM_198253.3 frameshift
• Clinical Significance: not provided no classification provided O:1
• Conservation: PhyloP100: 1.98
• Publications: 2 publications found

Genes affected

TERT (HGNC:11730): (telomerase reverse transcriptase) Telomerase is a ribonucleoprotein polymerase that maintains telomere ends by addition of the telomere repeat TTAGGG. The enzyme consists of a protein component with reverse transcriptase activity, encoded by this gene, and an RNA component which serves as a template for the telomere repeat. Telomerase expression plays a role in cellular senescence, as it is normally repressed in postnatal somatic cells resulting in progressive shortening of telomeres. Deregulation of telomerase expression in somatic cells may be involved in oncogenesis. Studies in mouse suggest that telomerase also participates in chromosomal repair, since de novo synthesis of telomere repeats may occur at double-stranded breaks. Alternatively spliced variants encoding different isoforms of telomerase reverse transcriptase have been identified; the full-length sequence of some variants has not been determined. Alternative splicing at this locus is thought to be one mechanism of regulation of telomerase activity. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]

TERT Gene-Disease associations (from GenCC):

• pulmonary fibrosis and/or bone marrow failure, Telomere-related, 1

  Inheritance: AD Classification: DEFINITIVE, STRONG Submitted by: Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae), Ambry Genetics
• dyskeratosis congenita, autosomal dominant 2

  Inheritance: AR, AD, SD, Unknown Classification: DEFINITIVE, STRONG, MODERATE Submitted by: Ambry Genetics, G2P, Genomics England PanelApp, Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae), ClinGen, Laboratory for Molecular Medicine
• acute myeloid leukemia

  Inheritance: AD Classification: STRONG, LIMITED Submitted by: Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae), Genomics England PanelApp
• dyskeratosis congenita

  Inheritance: AD Classification: SUPPORTIVE Submitted by: Orphanet
• Hoyeraal-Hreidarsson syndrome

  Inheritance: AD Classification: SUPPORTIVE Submitted by: Orphanet
• melanoma, cutaneous malignant, susceptibility to, 9

  Inheritance: AD Classification: LIMITED Submitted by: Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae), Ambry Genetics

ACMG classification

Our verdict: Pathogenic. The variant received 10 ACMG points.

• PVS1: Loss of function variant, product undergoes nonsense mediated mRNA decay. LoF is a known mechanism of disease.
• PM2: Very rare variant in population databases, with high coverage

Variant Effect in Transcripts

ACMG analysis was done for transcript: NM_198253.3. You can select a different transcript below to see updated ACMG assignments.

RefSeq Transcripts

Selected	Gene	Transcript	Tags	HGVSc	HGVSp	Effect	Exon Rank	Protein	UniProt
	TERT	NM_198253.3	MANE Select	c.112delC	p.Leu38TrpfsTer40	frameshift	Exon 1 of 16	NP_937983.2
	TERT	NM_001193376.3		c.112delC	p.Leu38TrpfsTer40	frameshift	Exon 1 of 15	NP_001180305.1
	TERT	NR_149162.3		n.191delC		non_coding_transcript_exon	Exon 1 of 13

Ensembl Transcripts

Selected	Gene	Transcript	Tags	HGVSc	HGVSp	Effect	Exon Rank	Protein	UniProt
	TERT	ENST00000310581.10	TSL:1 MANE Select	c.112delC	p.Leu38TrpfsTer40	frameshift	Exon 1 of 16	ENSP00000309572.5
	TERT	ENST00000334602.10	TSL:1	c.112delC	p.Leu38TrpfsTer40	frameshift	Exon 1 of 15	ENSP00000334346.6
	TERT	ENST00000460137.6	TSL:1	n.112delC		non_coding_transcript_exon	Exon 1 of 13	ENSP00000425003.1

Frequencies

GnomAD3 genomes Cov.: 34

GnomAD4 exome Cov.: 34

GnomAD4 genome Cov.: 34

ClinVar

ClinVar submissions as Germline

Significance: not provided

Revision: no classification provided

Pathogenic	VUS	Benign	Condition
-	-	-	Interstitial lung disease 2 (1)

Computational scores

Source: dbNSFP v4.9

Name	Calibrated prediction	Score	Prediction
PhyloP100		2.0
Mutation Taster		=0/200	disease causing (ClinVar)

Splicing

Name	Calibrated prediction	Score	Prediction
SpliceAI score (max)		0.020		Details are displayed if max score is > 0.2

Find out detailed SpliceAI scores and Pangolin per-transcript scores at spliceailookup.broadinstitute.org

Other links and lift over

dbSNP: rs199422290; hg19: chr5-1294992;